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FZNT24 KNHC 081508
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDS FROM CAROLINAS INTO NE GULF. FRESH 
E TO SE FLOW OVER ERN GULF BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND A WEAK 
TROUGH IN THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH THROUGH WED. SE WINDS 
OVER THE WESTERN GULF INCREASE LATE WED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT 
MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND 
FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 24N98W BY LATE 
SAT...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NLY FLOW. 
 
$$
GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU 
NIGHT.  SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 
TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI AND SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT FRI.

$$
GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
.TONIGHT AND WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 
9 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE 
OF FRONT VARIABLE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

$$
GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT.

$$
FORECASTER COBB/CHRISTENSEN